Very short stories for children

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MORAL : Realities are more important than dreams.

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The Failed Cock.

Two cocks vowed each other that one is stronger than the other. So they started a fighting. They fought fiercely and one cock got severe injuries and came down from the top of the stack.

The successful cock crowed and danced with joy and pride on the top of stack. At that time a vulture flew over there and caught up the cock in the sky.

The failed cock felt safe and happy on his luck.

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MORAL : Arrogant leads to vanish.

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he Farmer and His Lazy Sons.

In Madhanpur lived a very hardworking farmer named Gopal. He has three sons Ram, Laxman and Hanuman. All three were strong and healthy. But they were all lazy.

Gopal was sad thinking about his sons and the future of his farmland.

One day, Gopal got a flash of an idea. He called all his sons and said, "Ram! Laxman! and Hanuman! I have hidden a treasure in our farmland. You search and share the treasure among you."

The three sons were overjoyed. They went to the fields and started searching Ram started from one end. Laxman searched from the other end. And Hanuman did so from the centre. They dug each and every inch of the field. But they could not find anything.

Gopal said to his sons, “Dear boys! Now you have tooled and conditioned the field, why not we sow a crop!" Off went the sons to sow the crops.

Days passed. Soon, the crops grew lushly green. The sons were delighted. The father said, "Sons, this is the real treasure I wanted you to share".

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MORAL : Fruits of hard work are always sweet.

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The Farmer and The Crane.

A farmer was worried about the seeds in his farm as they were destroyed by the birds. He laid a trap for them. The next day he managed to catch a flock of birds. A crane was also one of his victims. The crane pleaded with the farmer to let it free. The farmer retorted, “You are found in the company of my enemies. So, I will riot spare you.”

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MORAL : Do not be found in close contact with evil persons.

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The Farmer and The Sparrows.

Maniappa was a farmer. He worked from dawn to dusk in his field.

Amidst the crops in the field, a sparrow had built a nest. She roosted in the nest. She got two children. The little sparrows lived with their mother happily.

Days passed by. And the harvesting season fast approached. The corns were ripe. And everywhere people started their harvests.

The little sparrows said to their mother, "Mummy! We will have to flyaway".

The mother sparrow replied, “Not so soon babies! The farmer is not ready.

One day, they heard the farmer saying "I must call my neighbours and make them do the harvest.”

The little sparrows said, “Mummy, tonight we shall fly away.” The mother said, “Not so soon babies. The farmer won’t make it.” The words of the mother came true. The neighbours did not turn up the next day.

The farmer was heard saying, "I will call my relatives and make them do the harvest".

This time also the little ones wanted to flyaway. But the mother asked them to relax. Once again, the words of the mother came true.

Now, they heard the farmer saying "Tomorrow I will do the harvest myself'. On hearing these words, the mother said, “Come my children. It is time for us to leave this field".

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MORAL : Self-help is always respected.

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The Foolish Donkey.

A salt seller used to carry the salt bag on his donkey to the market every day. On the way they had to cross a stream. One day the donkey suddenly tumbled down the stream and the salt bag also fell into the water. The salt dissolved in the water and hence the bag became very light to carry. The donkey was happy.

Then the donkey started to play the same trick every day. The salt seller came to understand the trick and decided to teach a lesson to it. The next day he loaded a cotton bag on the donkey. Again it played the same trick hoping that the cotton bag would be still become lighter.

But the dampened cotton became very heavy to carry and it suffered much. It learnt a lesson. Afterwards it did not play the trick and the seller was happy.

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MORAL : Luck won't favour always.

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The Foolish Wolf’s Flute.

There was a large flock of sheep grazing on a lawn.

A wolf stealthily stole a lamb. The lamb tried hard to get away but it could not. As the wolf was about to kill the lamb, an idea struck in the lamb's mind.

The lamb pleaded, "Oh wolf! I know that I am going to die now. Will you be kind enough to fulfil my last wish?"

The wolf asked, "What is your last wish?" The lamb replied, "I am fond of music. Before I die, I wish to hear you play the flute." The wolf agreed and played the flute.

When the wolf stopped the lamb said, "Oh! what beautiful music! Will you play a bit louder, please? You play far better than my shepherd”.

The wolf was pleased by the flattery and started to play louder. In the mean time, the shepherd and the dogs who were in search of the missing lamb heard the sound. They came running and caught hold of the wolf. The lamb happily trotted away to his flock.

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MORAL : If there is a will there is a way.

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The Fox and The Grapes!.


Once, a fox was very hungry.


He searched for food.


At last he saw a bunch of grapes hanging from a grapevine.


His mouth started watering.


He wanted to eat the grapes.


So, he jumped and jumped, but in vain.


But he could not reach the grapes.


So, the fox went away saying,


“Those grapes are sour.!”

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The Fox and The Stork.

Once a fox invited a stork to a dinner. He prepared a tasty soup and served it in tow flat plates. “Let us begin,” said the fox and he soon finished drinking the soup. The stork could not sip the soup but simply sniffed its smell only. He said to himself, “I must teach a lesson to this fox very shortly.”

Another day, the stork invited the fox to a dinner. He prepared a delicious soup and served it in a jug with a narrow neck. The fox tried to taste it but could not do so. Because of its narrow neck, the fox failed to taste the soup. But the stork sipped it with ease. The fox realised that he was paid for his mischief.